About

Elinor is an award winning harpist who has a varied career performing at events and concerts throughout the UK. Her performances span solo recitals, orchestral engagements, chamber music concerts and solo performances at weddings and functions.

Career highlights include:

• BBC proms performance with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

• Songs of Praise Christmas and New Year TV broadcasts

• Touring with the band Evanescence on their 'Synthesis Live' tour

• Performing alongside well known names including Nicola Benedetti, Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins and Russel Watson

Elinor Nicholson studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, gaining both a first class honours degree and a Masters of Music with distinction. During her studies, Elinor won the prestigious RNCM Concerto Competition and was twice a finalist in the RNCM Gold Medal competition- the highest accolade for performance offered by the college.

Elinor is passionate about chamber music and is a member of the Polaris Duo (saxophone and harp). This duo is committed to expanding the repertoire available for saxophone and harp and have both provided work premiers and commissioned many works for their instruments. They are ‘BBC Introducing Artists’ and have subsequently had music from their album 'illuminate' broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Elinor also performs extensively with the genre-defying harp quartet CLOUDS. The ensemble performs folk-inspired original compositions by celebrated composer Esther Swift. Their album 'Up She Rises' is available here.

Elinor is passionate about performing music in outreach settings and regularly works for Yehudi Menuhin’s ground-breaking scheme ‘Live Music Now!’. This programme sends musicians to perform and run workshops in schools, care homes, hospitals and day centres. Elinor is a fellowship musician on the Live Music Now! scheme and has spent a year placement in a special educational needs school, supporting children’s musical and personal development.